Best Elementary Schools in Massachusetts

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCAS Next Generation test scores by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 916)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
250378000519	91	Deer Hill	Public	3-5	208 Sohier Rd	Cohasset	02025	Norfolk County	Cohasset	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 383-6115	304	26	11.6		278 (91.4%)	12 (3.9%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$19,752			$867			$18,884	88.6	87.7	103	12
250999001609	92	Joshua Eaton	Public	K-5	365 Summer Avenue	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 942-9161	389	26	15		306 (78.7%)	6 (1.5%)	34 (8.7%)	29 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$14,330			$718			$13,612	88.6	91.7	57	35
250798002485	93	Cunningham School	Public	PK, KG-5	44 Edge Hill Rd	Milton	02186	Norfolk County	Milton	No	No	No	No	(617) 696-4285	627	49	12.7		459 (73.2%)	32 (5.1%)	33 (5.3%)	64 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.9%)	$16,526			$1,446			$15,080	88.5	88.4	92	1
250198000054	94	Brackett	Public	K-5	66 Eastern Avenue	Arlington	02476	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 316-3705	425	34	12.6		295 (69.4%)	4 (0.9%)	23 (5.4%)	41 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (14.6%)	$16,088			$621			$15,467	88.5	87.7	101	7
250999001604	95	Alice M Barrows	Public	K-5	16 Edgemont Avenue	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	No	(781) 942-9166	356	27	13.2		314 (88.2%)	7 (2.0%)	16 (4.5%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$14,445			$310			$14,135	88.5	81.4	167	72
250798001261	96	Glover	Public	K-5	255 Canton Avenue	Milton	02186	Norfolk County	Milton	No	No	No	No	(617) 696-4288	633	44	14.4		481 (76.0%)	34 (5.4%)	38 (6.0%)	36 (5.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.5%)	$14,244			$706			$13,538	88.3	88.7	87	9
250837000306	97	Newman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1155 Central Avenue	Needham	02492	Norfolk County	Needham	No	No	No	No	(781) 455-0416	699	49	14.3		512 (73.2%)	20 (2.9%)	47 (6.7%)	79 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.6%)	$21,757			$748			$21,009	88.3	87.5	107	10
251221002007	98	Claypit Hill School	Public	K-5	40 Adams Lane	Wayland	01778	Middlesex County	Wayland	No	No	No	No	(508) 358-3851	498	43	11.4		364 (73.1%)	19 (3.8%)	26 (5.2%)	43 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.2%)	$19,780			$606			$19,174	88.2	90.5	67	31
250861001358	99	Bowen	Public	K-5	280 Cypress Street	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9330	360	31	11.6		162 (45.0%)	16 (4.4%)	46 (12.8%)	98 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.3%)	$20,244			$1,274			$18,970	88.1	82.2	162	63
250987002492	100	Wollaston School	Public	K-5	205 Beale Street	Quincy	02170	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8791	333	23	14.4		103 (30.9%)	11 (3.3%)	16 (4.8%)	197 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$16,265			$508			$15,757	87.9	75.4	233	133

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts, MCAS Next Generation Mathematics, MCAS Next Generation Science test scores released by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 25, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.